Linnie Aikens

"Cleanse the Palette" Art (yes, pun intended!)

I've termed them my "Cleanse the Palette Art" ...wild artwork way outside my norm that just breaks my painting rhythm...a metaphorical shaking my body out, like a "free write" to break a mental block…

Another perspective on the importance of art

I wrote this as part of a reply to someone's comment earlier but thought I'd share it with the greater community: As a believer in the great value of knowing and understanding history that we might le…

Who do you paint for? And does that determine what you paint?

I'm curious to hear what artists think or find themselves doing after they get feedback on their artwork. My context is that I'm in the zone painting in a particular media or genre, and then I post pa…